A man with a prior domestic violence arrest has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a woman early Monday in southeast Shelby County.

Corry Merriweather, 31, faces charges of first-degree murder and reckless endangerment in the death of 29-year-old Chandra Mays, Sheriff's department Asst. Chief Deputy Newt Schaeffer wrote in a statement.

Deputies were called to the 6000 block of Ragan Farms shortly after 2 a.m. on New Year's Day and found the victim shot to death, Schaeffer wrote.

According to the statement, the victim was visiting with Merriweather at his home when the shooting happened. The Sheriff's department is calling it a case of domestic violence.

The area is near the Mississippi state line.

Merriweather had been arrested on March 6, 2016, accused of hitting a different woman with a closed fist, according to an affidavit. He was charged with domestic assault, but the case was dismissed in February 2017, according to online records. It's not clear from the records why the case was dismissed.

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